1
a
: wearing no clothing on the upper body
b
: featuring topless waitresses or entertainers
topless bars
c
: being a place where topless women are permitted
a topless beach
2
: being without a top
3
archaic
: so high as to reach up beyond sight
and burnt the topless towers of Ilium—
Christopher Marlowe
Christopher MarloweExamples of topless in a Sentence
She likes to go topless on the beach.
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The final snap in Brady's post was a solo selfie of the athlete taking in some sun while topless on a boat.
—Tanisha Bhat, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2024
Several actresses were cleared to do topless nudity for the nightclub sequence, according to a call sheet reviewed by Variety.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 2 Aug. 2024
Detroit police said the motel, which was flanked by a topless club and an adult bookstore, had been a longtime problem.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 26 July 2024
Malin Akerman portrayed Freakshow’s ultra-frisky wife. Shapiro: There’s a topless scene, so the studio wanted someone who had been in Playboy.
—Mara Reinstein, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2024
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Tanisha Bhat, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2024
Several actresses were cleared to do topless nudity for the nightclub sequence, according to a call sheet reviewed by Variety.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 2 Aug. 2024
Detroit police said the motel, which was flanked by a topless club and an adult bookstore, had been a longtime problem.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 26 July 2024
Malin Akerman portrayed Freakshow’s ultra-frisky wife. Shapiro: There’s a topless scene, so the studio wanted someone who had been in Playboy.
—Mara Reinstein, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2024
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“Topless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/topless. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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